Categories: Prose: Non-fiction Literary Essays Literary Studies: General Literary Studies: C 1500 To C 1800 Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers Collected Maxims and Other Reflections 4.05 (3,703 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Oxford Worlds Classics English By (author) François de La Rochefoucauld , Translated by E.h. Blackmore , Translated by A.m. Blackmore , Translated by Francine Giguere Our virtues are, most often, only vices in disguise. Deceptively brief and insidiously easy to read, La Rochefoucaulds shrewd, unflattering analyses of human behaviour have influenced writers, thinkers, and public figures as various as Voltaire, Proust, de Gaulle, Nietzsche, and Conan Doyle. The author gave himself the following advice: The readers best policy is to assume that none of these maxims is directed at him, and that he is the sole exception...After that, I guarantee that he will be the first to subscribe to them. This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucaulds writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the Reflexions diverses (Miscellaneous Reflections). A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly and to appreciate the full range of La Rochefoucaulds thought on any of his favourite themes, such as self-love, vice and virtue, love and jealousy, friendship and self-interest, passion and pride. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Product details Format Paperback | 400 pages Dimensions 128 x 195 x 24mm | 275g Publication date 10 Sep 2008 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom Language English Illustrations note black & white tables 10 0199540004 13 9780199540006 Bestsellers rank 29,148